Spoilers last year said Nikhil was only around for 2-3 months, gone by around Feb 2016. Actor Rik Makarem has done theatre stuff recently.

What I can't really get right now is why Nikhil has been saying in the latest Emmerdale episodes that he's only going to his Canadian job for a few weeks or so? Nikhil's business empire seems to be based in Canada but extends worldwide? The whole Nikhil storyline for him right now in Emmerdale village seems completely barmy to me right now. Just why would this worldwide business "big" guy return like this to our favourite Yorkshire village and try to get it on with his brother's ex-girlfriend?

Do the latest Emmerdale episodes mean that the Nikhil character has an open plan option as a guest or permanent member of ED after a few weeks time?

I note that character Jai has been voted on the latest DS member opinion poll to be the least (out of 75 ED characters!) favourite for 2016. Hurrah! Sense really and finally prevails somewhere in this world of ours! haha!